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Being brusque does not justify George Pell’s trial by media

28 July 2016

5:17 AM

28 July 2016

5:17 AM

On Wednesday night, the whole of the ABC’s 7.30 programme was given over to an expose of historic allegations against Cardinal George Pell, effectively accusing him of inappropriate conduct involving boys while a parish priest in Ballarat forty years ago.

It has emerged that the police have had numerous opportunities to interview Pell as part of their own investigations into these allegations, and have not as yet done so.

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